Telegram-herald., 1887-01-19
ERIN NOT OPPRESSED



Tile le.llrrt a1el4-si ais address BY ref
egelcs o. the - rs 9f lhess lectures tte
Hf.a..lI.u. lf fll il 30 sufficiently e. "a tas
s.lrIsy .i.oo., u 49, MAfs parish. alfer
wnlla lie ekrLalnuI tla .or8ti0u Size aut
pIosiE-a divisions VI Ireland iDe Ca-rac-
l-r of lLe lJl1.rv lts pros ofuCfols. Cl. .rl4le
plpa.atiuu an government lie ssld il
substance
tAcieldlrv - The ratio OF tLe population
IF the United kfnsiofn the Representa-
tIyrs % ths Parliament should ue Easianl
aud Naes as. Ireland -s Scotland. g..
waerea. III r...lrv laslaad and Wslss
have s98 Ireland lu3 Scot.and. - decided
.v in favor ot Ireland aud scotland. aud
ae4iust England and Waes. Aeaofdins a.
represental8a the taxation OF Ireland
should be al U1oeo. ne whole taxation
of The United Kinaa0u heinz E70 oo1 eff
whsreas lr..suS's suar. IS only f5T-i A0N.
over i9ur millions ess than her replesen-
ftfnu call. Tor Ireland has
TO land taxes bat Iagland h4-
no tax OIL intab b.le.l homes. England has
na tax or silver England hA, sfd in 0t1er
raflcllars lfeIaud Is exempt from what
Ene.and ha. 20 pav. The rtr capita tax in
scotland Is Is 1a. n Lngland. a2 -
gd but iu Ireland IL IS onlv lI lis 3D. Is
Itnat clear thar exceptional legislation is
iu favor OF frrlsuaf lne grant for educa
ton IS ~ l.s,aal two slifiincs snt three
pen ce Ter capita. bar IN Ireland il il TAO
shilluEs aut ten pence. tle gain beng for
Ireland. The taxation iOr Ireland is larre-
iv derived from the taxes on tobacco AM
whisky II the people VIII stop using these
their taxes will come down considerably.
Hlt though these are decided advantages
for Ireland in her connection with Eng
,ard. 10 nevertheless said that Ireland is
pm oppressed country aud especially by her
Land laws he tenants and farmers are IA
slavery. Here are The Land laws of Ire
land
-iI.st-SO landlord can TX the costs Of
his own land. \ sOurt axes il, Tor him and
the tenant
Second The tenant holts his iarm for
fifteen wears ate the court fixes the rent
Third-Hut ~ any time he cAl sell his
interest ~ hs farm. a. Is frequently done
a, a very nigh premium. which the tenant
gets. not one cent going 10 the landlord.
Fourth a "Parhase Act" has been
made law bv Vhich a tenant can purchase
his farm the landlord being willing 10
sell the Government advancing a large
par OF the money on a thirty-hye-yea-
mortgage
fifth-The tenant can borrow money
from the Government on a thirty-fiye year
mortgage TO improve his farm. barns.
fences, ct.
SAtl.-An Arrears Act was passed by
which d tenant in .4rrca IS say $500. By pay
ibg .ltO tle government paws Tor him
ano- Ter 500 and the landlord IS coupelic1
- forgive him the other third, 50 taat the
tenant on payment OF 500 gets receipt
IA fun Tor his deb; OF $500.
Seventh.-Public works are undertaken
by the polernment throughout Ireland, 30
thai employment may be given TO needy
farmers, and frequently landlords make i'm
provements 10 give employment 70 their
tensnfs.
Eighth system Of poor law relief Is
All over the country, so that everyone real
" n want is given assistance.
Ninth. after ali the foregoing the ten-
ant nnds II utterly mp0ss'b Ole TO gst along.
the government provides The funds where
by whole families can emigratc.
lenth.-if the landlord 'evict' the
tenant the landlord must give
compensation Tor al the improve
mems made IN or on tie land and FOR dis
turoing the ecnant from hls farm this may
amount 90 8 sum equal 70 some years rent.
50 tnat q tenant paying 800 a year would
receive under this lead above 500
Are these laws hsriships 90 the tenant'
Are they not rather great ones on the lano-
lord
Bat with al these advantages 10 the
tenant. how is it there is such distress ia
Ireland, The principal cause = the small
farms which are expected 10 support large
families. There are over one hundred
thousand farms of less than i've acres each
IN Ireland, and this is not al goOG land
upon this land 10000 people are expectei
10 exist. There are al 10 labOreTs IN The
rural parts % Ireland living IN mud cabins
They will always be poor.
Regarding 'eyictions' may we not
ash. IT the tenants are paying rents which
are roo high, why do they want % remain
on their farms? If the landlords are
getting more than the land is worth why